Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Stephen Chidwick lost a big hand against Talal Shakerchi, where Shakerchi had seven-six on 
. Chidwick lost a bunch in that hand, but won some back the next hand.
With just 6,000 left, Chidwick opened to 600 from middle position. The player two seats down, in the cut off, made the call.
Chidwick bet out a 1,000 on 
, and his opponent made the call.
Both players checked the 
on the turn, and Chidwick bet out 1,500 once the 
completed the board. Chidwick's opponent made the call, but he mucked as the Brit showed 
for a turned top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
9,875
-11,125
|
-11,125 |
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and the player in the big blind led out for 2,200. David Vamplew made the call as did the player in late position, Harcharan Dogra. When the 
came on the turn it was checked to Vamplew who bet 5,500 and now just he and Dogra would make it to the river which was the 
.
nut flush. Vamplew had gone to the brink on the paired board but had managed to extract precious value to get up to double his starting stack.
board.
board, the small blind and Kihara both checked to the button who bet 1,500, the small blind shoved for around 7,000 and Kihara cold-called. The button quickly folded.
. Rettenmaier called a bet as did the third player and they went to a turn card 
. Rettenmaier called another bet of 1,700 this time and his neighbor came along.
and the aggressor now bet 4,000. Whatever Rettenmaier wanted to happen on the river, that sure wasn’t it as he mucked his cards and gave a shake of his head as the aggressor took down the pot.
, and the player in the hijack position bet 4,000. The first player folded, but Mizrachi made the call.
hit the turn and both players checked. Mizrachi bet out 11,000 on the 
, his opponent mucked.
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